Ms  i 


(IS.  A.   I.  OBDEB  L68.)  Issued  Mar.  h  j. i,  I91tt 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU   OF  ANIMAL   INDUSTRY. 


RULE    1,  REVISION   6.— TO    PREVENT    THE    SPREAD    OF   SPLENETIC 

FEVER  IN  CATTLE. 

Effective  on  and  after  April  1,  19 10. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and 
notice  is  hereby  given,  that  a  contagious  and  infectious  disease  known 
as  "  splenetic,"  southern,  or  Texas  fever  exists  among  cattle  in  the 
following-named  States,  to  wit: 

California,  Oklahoma,  Texas,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Louisiana, 
Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Florida. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  James  Wilson,  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
under  authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1264),  do  hereby  quarantine  the  area  here- 
inafter described,  and  do  order  by  this  Rule  1,  Revision  6,  under  the 
authority  and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
by  section  3  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3,  1905  (33  Stat., 
1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle  of  the  area  herein  quar- 
intined  to  any  point  not  located  in  the  said  quarantined  area  shall 
be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  143,  promulgated  March  22, 
1907,  and  effective  April  15,  1907,  and  amendments  thereto,  subject 
only  to  the  exceptions  hereinafter  contained. 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle: 

CALIFORNIA. 

The  counties  of  San  Diego,  Orange,  Santa  Barbara  County  with  the 
exception  of  the  island  of  Santa  Rosa,  and  that  portion  oi  San  Luis 
Obispo  County  located  south  and  west  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  point 
of  the  intersection  of  the  township  line  between  township  32  south, 
range  17  east,  and  township  32  south,  range  18  east,  with  the  Santa 
Mana  River  on  the  southern  boundary  of  the  countv  of  San  Luis 
Obispo,  and  extending  northerly  on  said  township  line  between  town- 
ship 32  south,  range  17  east,  and  township  32  south,  range  18  east, 
and  on  township  line  between  township  31  south,  range  17  east,  and 
township  31  south,  range  18  east,  to  its  intersection  with  the  summit 

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of  the  Santa  Lucia  range  of  mountains;  thence  following  the  summit 
of  the  Santa  Lucia  range  of  mountains  northwesterly  to  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  northern  boundary  line  of  San  Luis  Obispo  County. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  area 
hereinbefore  described  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  except  as 
provided  immediate  slaughter  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not 
in  the  State  of  California  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined 
for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or 
Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

TEXAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Texas  is  quarantined,  with  the  exception  of  the 
counties  of  Dallam,  Sherman,  Hansford,  Ochiltree,  Lipscomb,  Hart- 
ley, Moore,  Hutchinson,  Roberts,  Hemphill,  Oldham,  Potter,  Carson, 
Gray,  Wheeler,  Deaf  Smith,  Randall,  Armstrong,  Donley,  Collings- 
worth, Parmer,  Castro,  Swisher,  Briscoe,  Hall,  Childress,  Bailey, 
Lamb,  Hale,  Floyd,  Motley,  Cochran,  Hockley,  Lubbock,  Crosby, 
Dickens,  Yoakum,  Terry,  Lynn,  Garza,  Kent,  Gaines,  Dawson, 
Andrews,  Martin,  El  Paso,  Jeff  Davis,  Presidio,  Brewster,  Reeves, 
Loving,  Winkler,  Ector,  Midland,  Ward,  Scurry,  Borden,  Glass- 
cock, Crane,  Upton,  and  those  portions  of  the  counties  of  Pecos  and 
Terrell  north  and  west  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Terrell  County;  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  to  the  northwest 
corner  of  section  No.  63,  block  DlO,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company ; 
thence  north  along  the  western  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  64,  65,  66, 
67,  68,  69,  70,  71,  and  72  of  said  block  DlO  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  said  section  No.  72;  thence  continuing  north  through  the  western 

£arts  of  sections  Nos.  36,  25,  24,  13,  12,  and  1,  block  150,  Texas  and  St. 
ouis  Railroad  Company,  to  the  roadbed  of  the  Galveston,  Harris- 
burg  and  San  Antonio  Railroad  Company;  thence  southeasterly, 
following  the  roadbed  of  the  said  Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San 
Antonio  Railroad  Company,  to  a  point  on  section  No.  36,  block  A2, 
Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San  Antonio  Railroad  Company;  thence 
north  with  the  pasture  fence  through  the  eastern  part  of  sections 
Nos.  36,  13,  and  12  of  said  block  A2  and  across  section  No.  1,  Gulf, 
Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company;  thence  continuing  north 
with  said  pasture  fence  through  the  eastern  part  of  sections  Nos.  16, 
17,  46,  47,  76,  77,  106,  107,  136,  137,  142,  143,  and  194,  block  D, 
Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Extension  Railway  Company;  thence 
continuing  in  a  northerly  direction  to  a  point  on  the  northern  bound- 
ary of  section  No.  6,  block  160,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Rail- 
way Company,  same  being  corner  of  pasture  fence;  thence  east  along 
the  northern  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  6,  9,  10,  11,  12,  15,  and  16, 
block  160,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  16,  the  same  being  corner  of 
pasture  fence;  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  with  the  eastern  bound- 
ary of  sections  Nos.  22,  21,  20,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31,  and 


32,  block  I,  Corpus  Chris ti,  San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge 
Railway  Company,  to  the  northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  32; 
thence  west  with  the  northern  boundary  of  sections  Xos.  32  and  :;:;, 
same  block,  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  No.  33,  block  I ,  Corpus 
Christi,  San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge  Railway  Company, 
corner  of  fence;  thence  north  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  sections 
Nos.  1,  12,  13,  24,  25,  36,  37,  48,  49,  60,  61,  and  72,  block  2,  Corpus 
(  hristi,  San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrowr  Gauge  Railway  ( lompany, 
to  the  northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  72;  thence  in  an  easterly 
direction  with  the  pasture  fence  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section 
No.  9,  patented  to  James  E.  Evans;  thence  north  along  the  eastern 
boundary  of  said  section  No.  9  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  No. 
100,  block  A2,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company;  thence  east  with  the 
northern  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  100  and  89,  same  block,  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  89,  block  A2,  Texas  Central  Rail- 
way Company;  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  of  sections 
Nos.  90,  91,  92,  and  93  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  No.  94, 
block  A2,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company;  thence  northwest  diag- 
onally across  section  No.  94  to  the  northwest  corner  of  said  section; 
thence  continuing  in  a  northwesterly  direction  diagonally  across  sec- 
tions Nos.  14,  18,  and  28  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  No.  29, 
block  C4,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company ;  thence  west 
with  the  northern  boundary  of  said  section  No.  29  to  the  northwest 
corner  of  said  section;  thence  northwest  diagonally  across  section  No. 
1,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company,  and  section  No.  97,  block  194, 
Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  to  the  northeast 
corner  of  section  No.  96 ;  thence  in  a  northerly  direction  across  section 
No.  94  to  a  point  on  its  northern  boundary  600  varas  west  of  its  north- 
east corner;  thence  continuing  north  through  sections  Nos.  93,  90, 
89,  86,  85,  and  58,  block  194,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway 
Company,  to  a  point  on  the  northern  boundary  of  said  section  No. 
58;  thence  northwesterly  with  the  pasture  fence  through  section  No. 
59  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  No.  82  and  the  southeast  corner 
of  section  No.  81,  same  block;  thence  continuing  northwesterly  to 
section  No.  17,  Houston  and  Great  Northern  Railroad  Company; 
thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  of  said  section  No.  17  to  the 
Pecos  River;  thence  northwesterly  along  said  Pecos  River  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  Crockett  County. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  Cottle,  King,  Stonewall,  Fisher,  Jones,  Howard,  Mitchell,  Reagan, 
or  of  those  portions  of  the  counties  of  Hardeman,  Knox,  Foard,  and 
Haskell  west  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  and  Orient  Railway,  shall 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate 
slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Texas 
which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  con- 
tinuously kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for 
at  least  six  months,  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been 
inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the 
shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  [ndustry, 
nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  move- 
ment from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the 
cattle  are  to  be  shipped.  Each  application  lor  inspection  shall  be 
duly  made  by  the  owner  or  the  manager  of  the  cattle  on  blank  fo]  ma 


furnished  by  the  department,  and  should  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  in  charge  of  the  district 
not  less  than  ten  days  in  advance  of  the  date  on  which  inspection  is 
required.  Such  applications  for  inspection  shall  be  accompanied  by 
affidavits  when  required  by  the  said  inspector. 

From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
Texas  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever, 
cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points 
outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations 
for  immediate  slaughter. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Oklahoma  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties 
of  Cimarron,  Texas,  Beaver,  Harper,  Woods,  Alfalfa,  Grant,  Wood- 
ward, Major,  Garfield,  Ellis,  Dewey,  Blaine,  Kingfisher,  Logan, 
Roger  Milis,  Custer,  Beckham,  Washita,  Oklahoma,  Harmon,  Cana- 
dian, that  portion  of  Cleveland  County  north  of  the  line  between 
townships  7  and  8  north,  that  portion  of  Noble  County  not  included 
in  townships  22  and  23  north,  range  2  east,  and  that  part  of  town- 
ships 22  and  23  north,  range  1  east,  which  is  east  of  the  Atchison, 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway,  that  portion  of  Kay  County  west  of  the 
Arkansas  River,  that  portion  of  Caddo  County  north  of  the  Mangum 
branch  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway,  those  por- 
tions of  Greer  and  Jackson  counties  west  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico 
and  Orient  Railway,  and  that  portion  of  Payne  County  west  and 
north  of  a  line  commencing  at  the  northeast  corner  of  township  20 
north,  range  4  east,  Indian  meridian;  thence  south  to  line  between 
townships  i9  and  20  north;  thence  west  to  line  between  ranges  3  and 
4. east,  Indian  meridian;  thence  south  to  line  between  townships  18 
and  19  north;  thence  west  to  line  between  ranges  2  and  3  east,  Indian 
meridian;  thence  south  to  line  between  townships  17  and  .18  north; 
thence  west  to  line  between  ranges  1  and  2  east,  Indian  meridian; 
thence  south  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Lincoln  County. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  those 
portions  of  Greer  and  Jackson  counties  east  of  the  Kansas  City, 
Mexico  and  Orient  Railway,  that  portion  of  Cleveland  County  south 
of  the  line  between  townships  7  and  8  north  and  west  of  the  Indian 
meridian,  that  portion  of  Caddo  County  south  of  the  Mangum  branch 
of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway,  and  that  portion 
of  Lincoln  County  west  and  south  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  inter- 
section of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  with  the  south- 
ern boundary  line  of  Lincoln  County;  thence  following  said  railway  in 
a  northeasterly  direction  to  its  intersection  with  the  Fort  Smith  and 
Western  Railroad ;  thence  following  the  said  Fort  Smith  and  Western 
Railroad  in  a  northwesterly  direction  to  its  intersection  with  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway;  thence  westerly  following 
the  said  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  to  its  intersection 
with  the  western  boundary  line  of  Lincoln  County,  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  _  to 
any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Oklahoma  which 
is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continu- 
ously kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at 


least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been 
inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing 
the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  move- 
ment from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the 
cattle  are  to  be  shipped.  Each  application  for  inspection  shall  be 
duly  made  by  the  owner  or  the  manager  of  the  cattle  on  blank  forms 
furnished  by  the  department,  and  should  be  placed  in  the  hands  of 
the  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  in  charge  of  the  dis- 
trict not  less  than  ten  days  in  advance  of  the  date  on  which  inspec- 
tion is  required.  Such  applications  for  inspection  shall  be  accom- 
panied by  affidavits  when  required  by  the  said  inspector. 

From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
Oklahoma  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas 
fever  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter. 

MISSOURI. 

Ripley  County,  that  portion  of  Oregon  County  south  of  the  line 
between  townships  22  and  23  north,  that  portion  of  NewTton  County 
west  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railway,  and 
that  portion  of  McDonald  County  wTest  of  the  right  of  way  of  the 
Kansas  City  Southern  Railway  are  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  those  por- 
tions of  Oregon,  Newton,  and  McDonald  counties  hereinbefore 
described  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided 
for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in 
the  State  of  Missouri  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or 
Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  Ripley  County  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move 
interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  Quarantined  area  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Arkansas  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Carroll,  Randolph,  Clay,  Greene,  Lawrence,  Craighead,  Mississippi, 
Poinsett,  Benton,  and  Washington. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  that  portion 
of  Fulton  County  east  of  Spring  River,  or  that  portion  01  Sharp 
County  north  of  Strawberry  River,  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move, 
except  as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the 
United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Arkansas  which  is  located  in  an 
area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  unless 
and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  prem- 


ises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months,  and 
unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free 
of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission 
shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the 
proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be 
shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  that  portion  of 
the  State  of  Arkansas  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever,  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  inter- 
state to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

The  entire  State  of  Mississippi  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties 
of  De  Soto,  Tate,  and  Tunica. 

From  the  other  counties  in  that  part  of  the  State  of  Mississippi 
which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  imme- 
diate slaughter. 

TENNESSEE. 

The  following-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  are  quar- 
antined: The  counties  of  Hardeman,  McNairy,  Chester,  Henderson, 
Decatur,  Hardin,  Wayne,  Lawrence,  Hamilton,  Polk,  Overton, 
that  portion  of  Madison  County  east  and  south  of  a  line  beginning 
at  a  point  on  the  southern  boundary  line  of  Madison  County,  where 
the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  intersects  said  line,  thence  northerly 
along  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  to  the  south  fork  of  Forked  Deer 
River,  thence  easterly  along  said  river  to  the  mouth  of  Warlick 
Creek,  thence  northerly  along  said  creek  to  its  intersection  with  the 
Jackson  and  Cotton  Grove  road,  thence  northerly  along  said  road 
and  the  Cotton  Grove  road  and  Spring  Creek  road  to  Spring  Creek, 
thence  northeasterly  along  the  Jackson  and  Spring  Creek  road  to 
the  southern  boundary  of  Carroll  County;  that  portion  of  Benton 
County  south  of  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad;  that  portion 
of  Lincoln  County  south  of  Elk  River;  that  portion  of  Marion  County 
south  and  east  of  the  Tennessee  River ;  and  that  portion  of  Fentress 
County  west  of  the  east  fork  of  Obey  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  Overton 
County,  or  that  portion  of  Fentress  County  hereinbefore  described, 
shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  imme- 
diate slaughter,,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of 
Tennessee  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic, 
southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have 
been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of 
infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or 
Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 


From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
the  State  of  Tennessee  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever,  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  inter- 
state to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with 
the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

GEORGIA. 

The  entire  State  of  Georgia  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Union,  Towns,  Rabun,  White,  Habersham,  and  Stephens. 

From  the  other  counties  in  that  part  of  the  State  of  Georgia  which 
is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

SOUTH    CAROLINA. 

The  entire  State  of  South  Carolina  is  quarantined  except  the 
counties  of  Oconee,  Pickens,  Greenville,  and  Anderson. 

From  the  other  counties  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 

The  counties  of  Franklin,  Wake,  Chatham,  Randolph,  Stanly, 
Montgomery,  Moore,  Lee,  Harnett,  Johnston,  Wilson,  Nash,  Hali- 
fax, Northampton,  Hertford,  Bertie,  Gates,  Chowan,  Perquimans, 
Pasquotank,  Camden,  Currituck,  Edgecombe,  Martin,  Washington, 
Tyrrell,  Dare,  Hyde,  Beaufort,  Pitt,  Wayne,  Sampson,  Cumberland, 
Richmond,  Scotland,  Robeson,  Bladen,  Greene,  Lenoir,  Craven, 
Pamlico,  Carteret,  Jones,  Duplin,  Onslow,  Pender,  Columbus,  Bruns- 
wick, and  New  Hanover  are  quarantined. 

From  the  counties  above  mentioned  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area 
in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Fluvanna,  Chesterfield,  Greenesville,  Sussex,  Surry. 
Southampton,  Isle  of  Wight,  Nansemond,  and  that  part  of  Warwick 
County  not  included  in  the  Newport  News  magisterial  district,  and 
that  part  of  York  County  not  included  in  the  Bruton  magisterial  dis- 
trict, are  quarantined. 

From  the  counties  and  parts  of  counties  above  mentioned  cattle 
shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside 
of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  imme- 
diate slaughter. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  entire  State  of  Louisiana  is  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  parishes 
of  Lincoln  and  Claiborne  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except 
as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point    in   the   United 


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States  not  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  which  is  located  in  an  area  not 
quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  unless  and  until 
the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known 
to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and 
until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection 
and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  parishes  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

ALABAMA,   FLORIDA. 

The  entire  States  of  Alabama  and  Florida  are  quarantined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  States  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accord- 
ance with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

GENERAL   PROVISION. 

During  the  continuance  of  the  quarantine  as  herein  established  no 
cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  (except  those  portions 
from  which  cattle  may  be  moved  upon  inspection)  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  to  any  portion  of  the  quarantined  area  of  another 
State  from  which,  under  the  specific  provisions  of  this  rule,  cattle 
are  allowed  to  be  shipped  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter 
upon  inspection  and  certification  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry. 

OPEN    SEASON. 

During  the  months  of  January,  November,  and  December  of  each 
year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  inter- 
state therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  into 
the  State  of  Kansas,  the  Territories  of  Arizona  and  New  Mexico, 
those  portions  of  the  States  of  California  and  Texas  not  included  in 
the  quarantined  area,  and  that  portion  of  the  State  of  Missouri  south 
of  the  Missouri  River  if  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously 
kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six 
months  and  shall  first  have  been  inspected  under  proper  facilities  for 
inspection  at  the  point  of  origin  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  cer- 
tificate authorizing  the  movement  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  if  permission  shall  first  have  been 
obtained  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  to  which 
the  cattle  are  destined. 

During  the  period  from  November  15  of  each  year  to  January  31 
of  the  following  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may 
be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 


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slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that  portion 
of  the  State  of  Arkansas  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 

During  the  months  of  January  and  February,  the  first  fifteen  days 
of  March,  and  the  last  sixteen  days  of  December  in  each  year  cattle 
of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate  there- 
from for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  under  the  above- 
mentioned  restrictions  into  those  portions  of  the  States  of  Virginia, 
North  Carolina,  and  South  Carolina  not  included  in  the  quarantined 
area. 

During  the  month  of  January  and  the  last  seventeen  days  of 
December  in  each  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State 
may  be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  imme- 
diate slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that 
portion  of  the  State  of  Oklahoma  not  included  in  the  quarantined 
area. 

Cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  that  have  been  shipped  interstate 
during  the  months  of  January,  November,  and  December  of  each 
year  to  any  State  or  Territory  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  other 
than  those  States  or  Territories  and  portions  thereof  set  out  herein 
shall  not  be  moved  into  any  of  the  States  or  Territories  or  portions 
thereof  hereinbefore  mentioned  within  three  months  of  the  date  of 
the  movement  from  the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  which  are  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined  area  of 
any  State  into  those  States  or  Territories  or  portions  thereof  herein- 
before mentioned,  under  certificates  from  inspectors  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  for  feeding  or  stocking  purposes,  shall,  when 
shipped,  be  transported  in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars  or  boats,  and 
shall  not  be  placed  in  stock  pens  which  have  been  reserved  for  cattle 
originating  in  the  quarantined  area. 

FEEDING    STATIONS    FOR    NONINFECTED   CATTLE. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area  which  are  transported  inter- 
state by  rail  through  the  quarantined  area  may  be  unloaded  therein 
for  rest,  feed,  and  water  into  properly  equipped  noninfectious  pens 
set  apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  Fort  Worth  stock  yards,  at  Fort 
Worth,  Tex.;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas 
Railway  at  Hodge  and  Denison,  Tex.;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Inter- 
national and  Great  Northern  Railroad  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  the  stock 
yards  of  the  St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco  Railroad  at  Sapulpa,  Okla.; 
the  stock  yards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Railway  at  Mus- 
kogee, Okla.;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  and  Orient 
Railway  at  Altus,  Okla.;  and  at  such  other  points  as  may  from  time 
to  time  be  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  provided  such 
pens  and  the  platforms,  chutes,  and  alleyways  leading  thereto  have 
been  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of  an  employee 


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of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  are  constructed  and  main- 
tained in  accordance  with  the  specifications  set  out  in  the  regulations 
of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  prevent  the  spread  of  splenetic 
fever  in  cattle. 

All  cattle  handled  in  such  noninfectious  pens  shall  be  free  from 
ticks  (Margaropus  annulatus)  and  shall  not  have  been  unloaded  at 
any  point  in  the  quarantined  area  other  than  the  designated  unload- 
ing points  named  herein  or  hereafter  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  and  they  shall  be  reloaded  into  the  same  cars  from 
which  unloaded  or  into  other  cars  which  have  been  cleaned,  washed, 
and  disinfected,  as  required  by  B.  A.  I.  Order  143  and  amendments 
thereto,  immediately  before  loading  therein,  and  reshipped  as  unin- 
fected cattle. 

ARSENICAL    SOLUTION. 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Regulation  17  of  the  Regula- 
tions of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  governing  the  inspection,  dis- 
infection, certification,  treatment,  handling,  and  method  and  manner 
of  delivery  and  shipment  of  live  stock  which  is  the  subject  of  inter- 
state commerce,  cattle  of  the  area  quarantined  on  account  of  Texas 
or  splenetic  fever  or  other  cattle  infested  with  or  exposed  to  ticks 
(Margaropus  annulatus)  may  be  dipped,  under  the  supervision  of  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  in  the  standard  arsenical 
solution,  and  when  properly  certified  by  said  inspector  to  be  free  of 
infection  may  be  shipped  interstate  for  purposes  other  than  imme- 
diate slaughter,  subject  only  to  such  restrictions  as  may  be  imposed 
by  the  authorities  at  destination:  Provided,  That  such  cattle  shall  be 
dipped  twice,  with  an  interval  of  from  seven  to  ten  days  between  the 
first  and  second  dippings;  that  the  cattle  shall  be  considered  infectious 
and  shall  be  handled  as  such  during  the  interval  between  dippings; 
that  the  cattle  shall  not  be  exposed  to  infection  after  the  second 
dipping;  and  that  the  facilities  for  preparing  the  dip  and  dipping  the 
cattle  shall  first  have  been  approved  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry. 

In  preparing  each  500  gallons  of  the  standard  arsenical  solution 
there  shall  be  used  10  pounds  of  finely  powdered  white  arsenic  con- 
taining not  less  than  99  per  cent  of  arsenic  trioxid,  25  pounds  of  sal 
soda,  and  1  gallon  of  pine  tar.  The  arsenic  and  sal  soda  shall  be  boiled 
together  in  not  less  than  25  gallons  of  water  for  fifteen  minutes,  or 
longer  if  necessary  to  effect  complete  solution  of  the  arsenic.  Before 
the  pine  tar  is  added  the  temperature  of  the  solution  shall  be  reduced 
to  140°  F.  This  may  be  done  by  the  addition  of  cold  water.  The 
pine  tar  shall  then  be  added  in  a  small  stream  while  the  solution  is 
thoroughly  stirred,  after  which  the  solution  shall  be  immediately 
diluted  with  clear  water  sufficient  to  make  500  gallons  of  dip. 


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INTERPRETATION. 

This  Rule  1,  Revision  (>,  shall  bo  construed  in  connection  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  promulgated  March  22, 
1907,  and  effective  on  and  after  April  15,  1907,  and  amendments 
thereto,  and  is  subject  to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  Revision  5,  dated  December  2,  1909,  effective  December 
6,  1909,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  and  after  April  1,  1910,  on  and 
after  which  date  this  Rule  1,  Revision  6,  which  for  purposes  of  iden- 
tification is  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  168,  shall  become  and  be 
effective  until  otherwise  ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order  is  as  follows: 

In  California  the  counties  of  Fresno,  Tulare,  Ventura,  Los  Angeles, 
San  Bernardino,  Riverside,  and  a  portion  of  San  Luis  Obispo  County 
are  released  from  quarantine. 

In  Texas  the  counties  of  Borden,  Glasscock,  Upton,  Crane,  and 
portions  of  the  counties  of  Pecos  and  Terrell  are  released  from  quar- 
antine. Privilege  for  movement  on  inspection  from  the  counties  of 
Wilbarger,  Baylor,  and  portions  of  the  counties  of  Hardeman, 
Foard,  Knox,  and  Haskell  is  revoked. 

In  Oklahoma  portions  of  the  counties  of  Noble,  Payne,  Cleveland, 
and  Jackson  are  released  from  quarantine.  Privilege  for  movement 
on  inspection  is  provided  for  portions  of  the  counties  of  Lincoln, 
Cleveland,  Caddo,  and  Jackson,  and  revoked  from  a  portion  of  Kay 
County. 

In  Arkansas  the  counties  of  Benton  and  Washington  are  released 
from  quarantine. 

In  Mississippi  the  counties  of  De  Soto,  Tate,  and  Tunica  are 
released  from  quarantine. 

In  Tennessee  the  counties  of  Bradley  and  James  are  released  from 
quarantine. 

In  Georgia  the  counties  of  White,  Habersham,  and  Stephens  are 
released  from  quarantine. 

In  Virginia  Brunswick  County  is  released  from  quarantine. 

Arsenical  solution  is  officially  recognized  for  dipping  southern 
cattle. 

Done    at    Washington    this    12th    day    of 
March,  1910. 

Witness  my  hand  and   the  seal  of  the  De- 
partment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilsox, 
Secretary  of  Aori  culture. 


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